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PALAEONTOLOGY REVISION GUIDE 2022/2023

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1. (a) Fossil group: ____________________________


(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. On the fossil, mark in the line of symmetry.
3. Describe the fossil: __________________________
__________________________________________ 1. (a) Fossil group: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 2. Describe the fossil: __________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
5. Environmental significance: ___________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Environmental significance: ___________________
__________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

1. (a) Fossil group: ____________________________


(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the fossil: __________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
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4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. (a) Fossil group: ____________________________ 1. (a) State the class: ___________________________


(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. Describe and identify the fossil: 2. Name and give the function of the part labelled Y.
Description: ________________________________ Part Y: ____________________________________
__________________________________________ Function: __________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 3. Describe and identify the fossil:
__________________________________________ Description: ________________________________
Identification: ______________________________ __________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ Identification: ______________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________ 4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

1. (a) Fossil group: ____________________________


(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the fossil: __________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 8:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Name the parts labelled P and Q.
Part P: ____________________________________
Part Q: ____________________________________
3. Describe and identify the fossil:
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 7: Description: ________________________________
Identification: ______________________________ __________________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. Describe the fossil: __________________________ Identification: ______________________________
__________________________________________ 4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 5. Environmental significance: ___________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 6. Age range: _________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 9:
Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the fossil: __________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 10:


Identification: ______________________________ 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 11:
Reason(s): _________________________________ Identification: ______________________________
__________________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. What are the functions of the parts labelled X and Y. __________________________________________
X: ________________________________________ 2. Describe the specimen: _______________________
Y: ________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen: _______________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 4. Environmental significance: ___________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
5. Environmental significance: ___________________ 5. Age range: _________________________________
__________________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________ 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 12:
Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. (a) State the class: ___________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
3. Relate the morphology to the mode of life of
specimen 12: _______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 13: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 14:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. (a) State the class: ___________________________ 2. (a) State the class: ___________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. How is the fossil adapted to its mode of life? 3. How is the fossil adapted to its mode of life?
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. Environmental significance. ___________________ 4. State the mode of preservation of the fossil.
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
5. Age of the rock which contain the fossil. 5. Age of the rock which contain the fossil.
__________________________________________ __________________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 15:


1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 16: ________________
Identification: ______________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the fossil: __________________________
2. Name the parts labelled X, Y and Z.
__________________________________________
X: ________________________________________
__________________________________________
Y: ________________________________________
__________________________________________
Z: _______________________________________
__________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen: _______________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 17: ________________
__________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the fossil: __________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 18: ________________


(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________ 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 19:
2. Describe the fossil: __________________________ Identification: ______________________________
__________________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 2. Describe the fossil: __________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
4. Environmental significance: ___________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Environmental significance: ___________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 20:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. (a) State the class: ___________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. On the diagram, label any three (3) parts.
4. Relate the morphology to the mode life of the fossil.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. Age of the rock which contain the fossil.
__________________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 21:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 22:
Identification: ______________________________
__________________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the fossil: __________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. (a) State the class: ___________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
3. Relate the morphology to the mode life of the fossil.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. What is the mode of preservation of the fossil?
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. Environmental significance: ___________________
__________________________________________
6. Age of the rock which contain the fossil.
4. Age of the rock which contain the fossil.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 23:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the fossil: __________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 24: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 25:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen: _______________________
2. Name the parts labelled X, Y and Z. __________________________________________
X: ________________________________________ __________________________________________
Y: ________________________________________ __________________________________________
Z: _______________________________________ __________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen: _______________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 4. State the mode of preservation of the fossil:
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
5. Environmental significance: ___________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________
5. Environmental significance: ___________________
__________________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 26:


Identification: ______________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 27:
Reason(s): _________________________________
Identification: ______________________________
__________________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. Name the parts labelled X, Y and Z. __________________________________________
R: ________________________________________ 2. (a) State the class: ___________________________
S: ________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
T: _______________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen: _______________________ 3. Name the parts labelled X and Y.
__________________________________________ X: ________________________________________
__________________________________________ Y: ________________________________________
__________________________________________ 4. Describe the specimen: _______________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
5. Environmental significance: ___________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 28:
Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen: _______________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Environmental significance: ___________________
__________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 29: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 29:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. (a) State the class: ___________________________ 2. (a) State the class: ___________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen: _______________________ 3. Describe the specimen: _______________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
5. State the mode of preservation of the fossil. 5. State the mode of preservation of the fossil.
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
6. Environmental significance: ___________________ 6. Environmental significance: ___________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
7. Age range: _________________________________ 7. Age range: _________________________________

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1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 31: ________________


(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. On the drawing, mark in the line of symmetry.
1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 32: ________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
3. Describe the valve of the specimen: __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 2. (a) On the drawing, label the parts X, Y and Z.
__________________________________________ (b) Give the functions of the parts labelled Y and Z
__________________________________________ 3. Describe the specimen:
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
5. State the most common mode preservation of the (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
fossil. _____________________________________ __________________________________________
6. Environmental significance: ___________________ __________________________________________
7. Age range: _________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________
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Nchadji@2023 1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 32: ________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. (a) Name the parts labelled U, V and W.
U: ________________________________________
V: ________________________________________
W: _______________________________________
3. Give the function of U. _______________________
__________________________________________
4. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 35:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 35: 2. Describe the specimen: _______________________
Identification: ______________________________ __________________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen: _______________________ 3. Relate the morphology to the mode of life of the
__________________________________________ fossil. _____________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. Relate the morphology to the mode of life of the __________________________________________
fossil. _____________________________________ 4. Environmental significance: ___________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 5. Age range: _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. State the most common mode preservation of the 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 36:
Identification: ______________________________
fossil. _____________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
5. Environmental significance: ___________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________ 2. Describe the specimen: _______________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. Relate the morphology to the mode of life of the
fossil. _____________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Environmental significance: ___________________
__________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 37: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 38:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. State the class to which the fossil belongs: 2. State the class to which the fossil belongs:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. Relate the morphology to the mode of life of the 3. Relate the morphology to the mode of life of the
fossil. _____________________________________ fossil. _____________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________ 4. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 39: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 40:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. State the class to which the fossil belongs: 2. State the class to which the fossil belongs:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. Relate the morphology to the mode of life of the 3. Relate the morphology to the mode of life of the
fossil. _____________________________________ fossil. _____________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________ 4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 41: ________________ 1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 42: ________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. State the class: ______________________________
2. Describe the fossil. 3. Describe the fossil.
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 5. Sate the size of the pygidium in relation to the
4. Sate the size of the pygidium in relation to the cephalon. __________________________________
cephalon. __________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 6. Age range: _________________________________
5. State the most common mode of preservation of the
fossil. _____________________________________ 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 43:
6. Age range: _________________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 44: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 45:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. On the drawing, label the parts X and Y. 2. What are the functions of the parts labeled M and N?
3. Describe the specimen: M:________________________________________
__________________________________________ N: ________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ 4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. Sate the size of the pygidium in relation to the
5. Sate the size of the pygidium in relation to the
cephalon. __________________________________ cephalon. __________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________ 6. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 46:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. State the class: ______________________________
3. Relate the morphology to the mode of life::
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Sate the size of the pygidium in relation to the
cephalon. __________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 47: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 48:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen: 2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Sate the size of the pygidium in relation to the
4. Sate the size of the pygidium in relation to the cephalon. __________________________________
cephalon. __________________________________ 5. Age range: _________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 49:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Relate the morphology to the mode of life::
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 51:


1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 50: Identification: ______________________________
Identification: ______________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 2. Describe the specimen:
2. Describe the specimen: __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 4. Sate the size of the pygidium in relation to the
4. Sate the size of the pygidium in relation to the cephalon. __________________________________
cephalon. __________________________________ 5. Age range: _________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 52:
Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the facial suture.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. Relate the morphology to the mode of life::
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 54:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. (a) Name the parts label X and Y on the drawing.
X: ________________________________________
Y: ________________________________________
(b) What is the function of the part labelled Y?
__________________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 53:
__________________________________________
Identification: ______________________________
3. Describe the specimen:
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Describe the facial suture.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 6. Age range: _________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 55:
Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the facial suture.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. Sate the size of the pygidium in relation to the
cephalon. __________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 57:


1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 56: ________________ Identification: ______________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. (a) On the drawing, label the parts R, S and T. 2. Describe the specimen:
(b) Give the function of R: ____________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. State the diagnostic features of the specimen __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 4. Age range: _________________________________
__________________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 58:
5. State the most common mode of preservation of the
Identification: ______________________________
fossil. _____________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. State the diagnostic features of the specimen
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Environmental significance. ___________________
__________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 59: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 60:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. State the class, with reason(s). 2. State the class, with reason(s).
Class: _____________________________________ Class: _____________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen: 3. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
5. Environmental significance. ___________________ 5. Age range: _________________________________
__________________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 61:
Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 63:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. State the class, with reason(s).
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 62: Class: _____________________________________
Identification: ______________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 3. Describe the specimen:
2. State the class, with reason(s). __________________________________________
Class: _____________________________________ __________________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen: 4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 5. Age range: _________________________________
__________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 64:
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ Identification: ______________________________
__________________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. State the class to which the fossil belongs.
__________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 65: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 66:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. State the class to which the fossil belongs. 2. State the class to which the fossil belongs.
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen: 3. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________ 5. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 67:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 68:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 69:
__________________________________________ Identification: ______________________________
2. State the diagnostic features of the specimen Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________ 2. Describe the specimen:
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. State the most common mode of preservation of the 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
fossil. _____________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
5. Environmental significance. ___________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________ 4. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 70:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 71: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 72:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. State the diagnostic features of the specimen 2. State the diagnostic features of the specimen
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. State the most common mode of preservation of the 4. State the most common mode of preservation of the
fossil. _____________________________________ fossil. _____________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________ 5. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 73:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. State the diagnostic features of the specimen
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. State the most common mode of preservation of the
fossil. _____________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 75:


Identification: ______________________________
1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 74: ________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 2. State the class, with reason(s).
2. (a) On the drawing, label the parts X, Y and Z. Class: _____________________________________
(b) Give the function of Y: ____________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. State the diagnostic features of the specimen __________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
5. State the most common mode of preservation of the 5. Environmental significance. ___________________
fossil. _____________________________________ __________________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________ 6. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 76:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 77: ________________ 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 78:
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
__________________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. On the drawing, label the parts X, Y and Z. __________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen 2. State the class, with reason(s).
__________________________________________ Class: _____________________________________
__________________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________ 3. Describe the specimen:
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
5. State the mode of preservation of the fossil. 4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 79:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 80: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 81:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. State the class, with reason(s). 2. State the class, with reason(s).
Class: _____________________________________ Class: _____________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. On the drawing, label the parts M and N. 3. On the drawing, label the part X, Y and Z.
4. Describe the specimen: 4. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
5. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 5. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
6. Stratigraphic importance of the fossil. ___________ 6. Age range: _________________________________
__________________________________________
7. Age range: _________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 82:
Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 83:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 84:
__________________________________________ Identification: ______________________________
__________________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
2. State the class, with reason(s). __________________________________________
Class: _____________________________________ __________________________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ 2. State the class, with reason(s).
__________________________________________ Class: _____________________________________
__________________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
3. On the drawing, label any three (3) parts. __________________________________________
4. Describe the specimen: 3. On the drawing, label the parts X, Y, and Z.
__________________________________________ 4. Describe the specimen: _______________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
5. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 5. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 6. Age range: _________________________________
6. Age range: _________________________________
1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 85:
Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________
2. On the drawing, label the parts U and V.
3. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 87:


1. (a) Fossil group of specimen 86: ________________ Identification: ______________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. On the drawing, label any two (2) parts. 2. State the class, with reason(s).
3. Describe the specimen Class: _____________________________________
__________________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
5. State the mode of preservation of the fossil. __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
6. Environmental significance. ___________________ 5. Age range: _________________________________
__________________________________________
7. Age range: _________________________________ 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 87:
Identification: ______________________________
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__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Environmental significance. ___________________
__________________________________________
5. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 89:


Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 89:
__________________________________________ Identification: ______________________________
2. Describe the specimen: Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 2. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
__________________________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ __________________________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________
3. Environmental significance. ___________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 91: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 92:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen: 2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________ 4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 93: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 94:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen: 2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________ 4. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 95: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 96:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen: 2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________ 4. Age range: _________________________________

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1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 97: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 98:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen: 2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________ 4. Age range: _________________________________

1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 99: 1. Identify, with reason(s) specimen 100:
Identification: ______________________________ Identification: ______________________________
Reason(s): _________________________________ Reason(s): _________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
2. Describe the specimen: 2. Describe the specimen:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________ 3. (a) Mode of life: ____________________________
(b) Reason(s): ______________________________ (b) Reason(s): ______________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
4. Age range: _________________________________ 4. Age range: _________________________________

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